Rams LB Nate Landman reaches 3-year extension

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension on Saturday.

Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported it was worth $22.5 million -- with NFL Network reporting that his extension includes $15.6 million guaranteed.

That's quite the raise for Landman, who was playing on the veteran minimum of $1.1 million this year.

"I think the thing that's special about Nate is you come into a place your first year and you get voted a captain," head coach Sean McVay said Friday. "That takes an incredible respect that you earn from your work. He has a great awareness of being able to pick and choose his spots. I think naturally you're thrust into a leadership role when you wear the green dot. You're at that inside linebacker position where based on where you're located, communicate to the front and to the back end seamlessly.

"He has great emotional intelligence. He's a great competitor. I think our guys immediately earned the respect and just the way that he moves. Certain people just have a great feel for when to be able to push and pull or what to say at the right moment or what not to say and how to be able to lead, whether it's in a one-on-one setting or saying something in a group setting. He has a great feel."

Landman, 27, has 91 tackles, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 10 games this season.

He has totaled 283 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and the two fumble recoveries in 46 career games with the Atlanta Falcons and Rams. He entered the NFL in 2022 as an undrafted player out of Colorado.

Landman is the NFL's only player who was born in Zimbabwe.

--Field Level Media